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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL—Related Group continues its roll northward, working with Fortune International Group to develop yet another beachfront property. This time, the companies are partnering with Fairwinds Group of Fort Lauderdale to build a luxury project dubbed Auberge Beach Residences and Spa. The 171-unit, two-tower project sits on a 4.6-acre site that was once home to...

Whole Foods still won’t reveal an opening date for their eagerly awaited new downtown Miami store, but the retailer is closing in on the final stages of construction. Our stealth photos see below show that shelving, freezers and even checkout lanes have already been installed. The supermarket is large, at nearly 40,000 square feet. Above the store, work continues on the rest of...

The beach made famous by the raucous Spring Break escapades of a bygone era is continuing its upscale makeover. On Fort Lauderdale Beach, Ireland’s Inn at 2220 N. Atlantic Blvd., is set to be razed and redeveloped into an elegant 171-unit condominium project called Auberge Beach Residences & Spa. Miami-based The Related Group and Fortune International Group in a partnership...

A plan to incorporate the historic Versailles Hotel into the Faena District while adding a new condo tower has been revealed. The Versailles Hotel would be converted into an exclusive condo building, and a new 16-story luxury tower would rise next door, if Miami Beach officials approve. Plans calls for the restoration of the original 1940 Versailles tower, which originally...

The Miami City Commission unanimously approved plans for a downtown convention center and 1,800-room hotel Thursday on the site of the old Miami Arena. The commission’s approval of MDM Development’s $600 million Marriott Marquis Miami World Center clears an important hurdle for the developer, which can now pursue permits and tax rebates, and push to break ground before the end...

The developer pushing to break ground in downtown Miami this year on a privately financed convention center topped by an 1,800-room hotel could clear a major hurdle Thursday. MDM Development’s $600 million Marriott Marquis Miami World Center is going before the Miami City Commission, which will weigh crucial zoning exemptions that the developer needs to pursue its plans on the...

Tatiana Rokou STAMFORD, CONN. – Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. announced that it has broken ground on its first Westin hotel in Sarasota, Florida. Developed by Kolter Hospitality LLC, The Westin Sarasota will open in the summer of 2016 as part of a brand-new development in Sarasota’s vibrant arts district, featuring 255 spacious rooms and spectacular...

Sarasota’s next big deal has broken ground. A South Florida developer on Thursday kicked off construction of a $300 million luxury hotel and condominium project, weeks before the $315 million Mall at University Town Center is slated to open. Kolter Group — which is also planning a 41-story condo tower in downtown St. Petersburg — broke ground on Westin Sarasota and VUE Sarasota...

Strolling through the western side of Downtown Miami (the area between I-95 and Miami Ave), can be quite a disheartening experience. When you envision the center of a city as well known as ours, you picture dense streets full of people and activity, especially in the immediate vicinity of the biggest station (Government Center Station) in the city’s public mass transit...

BY JOHN CHARLES ROBBINS After several years of little to no activity on the Miami Worldcenter project it seems to have come alive in the past eight months. The developers have gained approvals for key parts of the venture, submitted detailed plans for phase one along with a huge hotel and convention center, and ground could be broken early next year. “This is the future...

This is the metal skin that architects have chosen to cover the Met 3 garage with see photo below. ZOM is currently building a 32-story residential tower with 462 units atop the garage. A Whole Foods will also open on the ground floor of the garage. The project name of the residential tower was recently changed to Monarc at Met 3 from Montage at Met 3, with developers stressing...